Gunfire breaks out in Arlington after altercation at park: JSO

Police respond to an Arlington shooting on Friday (WJXT)

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Gunfire erupted between two groups of people in an Arlington neighborhood Friday afternoon, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office.

Just before 12:30 p.m., a JSO officer heard several shots going off at a park in the Lakeside Nest Apartments on University Boulevard.

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Police said multiple people got into an altercation and started shooting. It’s unclear how many people were involved in the altercation as it’s early in the investigation.

A man in his mid-20s was taken to the hospital with non life-threatening injuries.

Three to four people were detained, JSO said.

Police are investigating.

If you have any information on this shooting, call 904-630-0500 or Crime Stoppers at 866-845-TIPS.


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